June, 1926] 



CAN WE PRODUCE MORE OF WHAT WE EAT? 



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production for the crop year 1924 did not fully supply the market, and 

 there may be a chance for some expansion near certain centers. 



Of the 7,119 bushels of parsnips purchased by stores and hotels 3,824 

 bushels, or 54 per cent, were from farmers and 46 per cent were from 

 others. The northern part of the state, as indicated by districts 1, 2, 3 

 and 4 in Table VI, purchased 72 per cent of its total purchases from 

 others. It would seem that local farmers are not meeting the demand in 



WHOLESALE PRICES OF CUT BEETS, CARROTS, PARSNIPS, AND TURNIPS 



ON THE Manchester Market, 1920- 1925 



CENTS 

 PER BU. 



300 



250 



200 



50 



100 



50 



^ J. A J O J A J O J A J O. J A. J O" J A J J A J J. A J J 



1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 1923-24 1924-25 1925-26 



Figure 11 — Carrots, beets, parsnips and turnips are seldom low in price at the 

 same time. 



these districts. However, the quantities shipped in are rather small, 

 being 120 bushels, 437 bushels, 450 bushels and 432 bushels respectively in 

 districts 1, 2, 3 and 4. In the southern part of the state local farmers 

 furnish 53 per cent of total purchases. The Merrimack Valley, district 6, 

 shipped in the largest amount, or 1,363 bushels. With the exception of 

 Manchester and Concord, where the stores imported 339 and 552 bushels 

 respectively, the shipments into any one city are very small. 



Of the 23,805 bushels of turnips purchased by stores and hotels of the 

 state, 43 per cent were from local farmers and 13,641, or 57 per cent, were 

 from others. 



The Merrimack Valley, or district 6, shipped in 5,799 bushels, or 59 

 per cent of its total purchases. This is equivalent to about 10 carloads or 

 production from 20 acres. Upper Coos shipped in 2,807 bushels, or 70 

 per cent of its total purchases. District 3, or Lake region, shipped in 2,498 

 bushels, or 69 per cent of total purchases. 



The purchase of turnips through stores seems to vary greatly in different 

 cities. In the case of Manchester 3,992 bushels, or 90 per cent, were 

 shipped in, while in case of Nashua only 191 bushels, or 11 per cent, were 

 shipped in. Berlin shipped in 1,025 bushels, or 68 per cent of total pur- 



